The Bulgarian Entrapment Of Imperial Conspirators Against Emperor Leo III of Constantinople

Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741) gained power due, in large part, to the actions and reign of a former ruler named Emperor...

The Pungent Origin Story Of Emperor Constantine V Kopronymos

Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...

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James Fenimore Cooper

James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) " carrion crow is a better bird than a mocking thresher. The one will, at least, remove foul sights from before...

Odysseus And The Sirens, By An Unknown Roman Painter In Pompeii (c. 79 CE or Earlier)

This painting, likely depicting the tale of Odysseus and the Sirens, was discovered in the volcanic ruins of the Roman city of Pompeii, which...

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755/1757-1804) "A spirit of faction, which is apt to mingle its poison in the deliberations of all bodies of men, will often...

The Trickery of al-Fadl ibn Musa

  Vizier Ibn al-Furāt was imprisoned by the Abbasid caliph Muqtadir in 918, on charges of corruption. While the vizier was in jail, his estate—a...

The Apocalyptic Giant Of The Volga River

  In May 922, an Abbasid diplomat named Ibn Fadlān reached the camp of Khan Almish ibn Shilkī Yiltawār of the Volga Bulgars, a semi-nomadic...

Apollo and the Seasons, by Richard Wilson (c. 1714-1782)

This landscape painting was created by the Welsh artist, Richard Wilson (c. 1714-1782). As the title of the piece divulges, figures representing the divine...

Coriolanus, by Henry Singleton (c. 1766-1839)

This illustration, created by the English artist Henry Singleton (c. 1766-1839) and printed by H. Gillbank in 1802, was inspired by the legend of...
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